Oscar entry #10

[cleolinda]

Here's Natalie--it's not quite the flapper dress I predicted, and a lot more flattering than that thing she wore to the Globes. Best Documentary Short: this year, they're about autism, freedom of religion, and... "complex family relationships." "AND I APPLAUD THEM," says Natalie. All the party people are up on stage. "Mighty Times: The Children's March" wins. DAMMIT! I HAD THAT DOWN AND CHANGED IT! The big tall guy accepting says, "I don't know about you guys, but I've been in the bathtub since I was eight years old practicing for this acceptance speech." He's wonderfully deadpan and I love him.

Chris Rock seems to have just noticed that they're herding the nominees onstage. "Next year, they're just gonna give them out in the parking lot." And here's John Travolta. Sigh. I've never gotten his appeal. Best Original Score, for which Howard Shore was disqualified, even though The Aviator was very good. Suck. I think Prisoner of Azkaban is the LJ sentimental favorite, although I loved the Snicket score. I hear The Village's score was the best thing about that movie, though. And Finding Neverland wins, which I was expecting for some reason. Eh. Maybe the Oscar experts aren't always wrong.

Here's poor Scorsese. Big applause. Shot of Spike Lee in the audience (?). Ah, the Humanitarian Award. Haven't had one of those in a while. Around the world, Oscar watchers get up and make a sandwich. Some Guy gets Some Award. I mean, I'm happy for him. Good work. I'm just saying.

Wooooo! Such a nice break. Speechify like the wind, Roger Mayer!

Here's Annette Bening. She is soooooo mellow. Seriously, woman is high as a kite. "Music. Has been film's. Handmaiden." Ah, here's Yo Yo Ma with some classical music for the Annual Death March of Deathly Death. REMEMBER NOT TO CLAP UNTIL IT'S ALL OVER, KIDS. First one up: Reagan (clap clap clap!). Sigh. Elmer Bernstein gets huge applause. The writer of Five Easy Pieces gets nothing. Russ Meyer gets whistles. Jerry Orbach gets much love. Janet Leigh gets more. Love for Christopher Reeve. Ossie Davis brings down the house. Love for Paul Winfield. Less for Jerry Goldsmith. Less than you'd expect for Rodney Dangerfield. More than you would for Virginia Mayo. This is why you don't clap until the end, people. Brando: whistling and cheering and the crowd goes wild. Why do I have a feeling that Johnny Depp is leading the cheer?

Comments

[http://users.livejournal.com/lorien__/]

*hands cleo a drink*

[http://users.livejournal.com/lorien__/]

yey first post... That's a first...

i wouldn't put it past johnny to lead the cheering... ;)

oooh kingdom of heaven trailer... *melts for the orlygoodness*

[mysticowl.livejournal.com]

The village rocked, Cleo! It was awesome, I love Shyamalan.

*sniffle* Orbach... Reeves...

OMGWTF Brando died?! Where was I?!

[exiledprincess.livejournal.com]

yes. it was a very, very, very sad day. i cried.

[mackzazzle.livejournal.com]

The "Mighty Times: The Children's March" guys killed me. Especially "I'm the director and he's the producer..." it was so totally a wink-wink nudge-nudge moment. OMG. Was pissed off when they cut the speech short. CUE MUSIC, CUT OFF THE GAYS! What jerks. *makes a face*

[rebel-waltz.livejournal.com]

[rose-whispers.livejournal.com]

Did we all make the prerequisite "I see dead people" joke?

Yo Yo Ma is sex. Which is probably a disrespectful thing to be thinking whilst they do the Montage of Mortality, but there it is.

[morgaard.livejournal.com]

Hubby & I at the exact same time: I smell dead people.

[mechamummy.livejournal.com]

I was so irked when they cut away from the screen when Ossie Davis came up. Why the hell do you cut away from the screen during the In Memoriam thing?

[meyrin-hawke.livejournal.com]

One of those writers had something like a sequel to Rambo in his credits, which makes me very, very sad if that's really what it was. And the inventor guy...

Awww, I was hoping they'd actually say P. Diddy and not Sean Combs. But that was good: "So this is the Oscars!"

[rose-whispers.livejournal.com]

Rambo: First Blood and the In Laws, I think. I made inappropriate comments. It seemed called for.

[http://users.livejournal.com/lorien__/]

sean puffy daddy - p-diddy combs??? what the hell is he doing there???

don't tell me it's bitchonce again!! please noooo please noooo please nooooo...

GAWD!!!!!!!!!!!! nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo the agony...

[http://users.livejournal.com/lorien__/]

oh glittery dress... and omg!!! again... the make up is just EEECCCHHH!!! Silver glitter??? WHO'S DRESSING THIS WOMAN!!!

[tsuki-no-yami.livejournal.com]

Aw, for the love of Hell!

[ladyaurora1ca.livejournal.com]

I'm afraid... is it Beyonce again? Last song of the night...Puffy "listen up"

Beyonce and Josh Groban... maybe he can make up for her

[bookwoman84.livejournal.com]

PUFFY STOP STANKIFYING THE KODAK! GO AWAY AND SHOOT SOME PEOPLE OR SOMETHING.

No! Not more Beyonce! I beg you! And Groban always sounds so haunted and creepy-ish.

[sydelbow.livejournal.com]

GOOD LORD THAT WOMAN IS BACK ON STAGE TO SING AGAIN.

[elbiesee.livejournal.com]

The brown-eyed love of Josh Groban is not enough to trump whatever Beyonce is... *headdesk headdesk headdesk...*

[spectralbovine.livejournal.com]

All the party people are up on stage. "Mighty Times: The Children's March" wins. DAMMIT! I HAD THAT DOWN AND CHANGED IT!

I totally called it cause it was about children.

Beyoncé AND Josh Groban?! KILL ME NOW.

[morgaard.livejournal.com]

I feel sorry for her costume and makeup people. Garrrrggghh!

[squee1123.livejournal.com]

NO! NO NO NO! NOT BEYONCEE! Josh! You could have a much better partner!

Shes covered in glitter....*cringes* stop...singing...i beg of you...have mercy on my ears

[meyrin-hawke.livejournal.com]

Like a frickin' Christmas tree covered with tinsel. Have mercy on the eyes too, girl.

[mentalrant.livejournal.com]

I have a wonderful mental image of Depp stadning on his chair shrieking for Brando. The only thing he'll put any effort into tonight.
Must go stuff my ears, Josh Groban and Beyonce. GET HER OFF!

[strlite913.livejournal.com]

Ack! A ton of glitter exploded all over Beyonce!

[http://users.livejournal.com/lorien__/]

WIIIIIIIIIII NO MORE BEYONCE!!!
hee the commentator here made a brilliant joke about the eurovision song potenial of that duo...

[mysticowl.livejournal.com]

Prince looks so much prettier than Beyonce.

[notashamed.livejournal.com]

my world would be a much better place if Josh had done a solo.

But you know what? Never mind. Prince in heels makes it allllll better

[kaerusattori.livejournal.com]

Ahhhh, Josh Groban...whyyyy?! *weeps for lack of TV*

[morgaard.livejournal.com]

PRINNNNCE!!! He's a wee little man.

[ladyaurora1ca.livejournal.com]

Thank goddess... no more Beyonce!!!! They can't make her get back up and sing again!

[kaerusattori.livejournal.com]

Well, I've been kicked upstairs, i.e. away from the TV, so I'm getting all my Academy Award coverage from here. Just thought you should know :)

P.S. Don't mess up.

[squee1123.livejournal.com]

why were kicked away from the tv?

[squee1123.livejournal.com]

heee! i love how they didnt use the Beyoncee versions of the songs...very lucky for us...imagine...a repeat of that nightmare

[http://users.livejournal.com/lorien__/]

hee!

[mysticowl.livejournal.com]

Ha! Haha ha aha ha! Take that, Bitchface Glittergirl!